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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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